tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6246806871963352062..comments2015-08-02T15:22:40.990-05:00Comments on Althouse: A Christmas day terror attack.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59093128592066795662009-12-26T13:55:19.573-06:002009-12-26T13:55:19.573-06:00Someone mentioned, I think, that the suspect (beca...Someone mentioned, I think, that the suspect (because, remember, he is just a suspect) was on his way to a religious conference in Detroit. Can I guess? Should I guess? Would it be a hate crime to guess correctly?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85829985961146803812009-12-26T12:53:05.616-06:002009-12-26T12:53:05.616-06:00The guy somehow evaded security. The syringe was p...The guy somehow evaded security. The syringe was passed as unthreatening, and the chemicals taped to his leg weren&#39;t detected. <br /><br />And yes, this shows that the Obama White House isn&#39;t taking the threats seriously. Waiting three hours to notify the president? <br /><br />A mark of a man-child president.<br /><br />Was he reading &quot;My Pet Goat&quot; to his kids or something?millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288790458928188846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34610534628507375382009-12-26T12:19:03.249-06:002009-12-26T12:19:03.249-06:00It may turn out to be a very sophisticated bomb wi...<i>It may turn out to be a very sophisticated bomb with liquid and powdered components triggered with a syringe.</i><br /><br />This is what people should be concentrating on, Drill Sgt. <br /><br />Both sides are all too glib about placing blame politically for this breakdown in security (including my side). I went to Kos Kidz just now, and they&#39;re making jokes about Bush (as ever), ANYTHING, rather than admit that the WOT is alive and well.<br /><br />- Who built the bomb?<br />- Who financed the plot?<br />- How long has this been planned?<br />- Was it connected to Richard Reid&#39;s failed shoe bomb attempt? (Knowing that Al-Qaeda like to &quot;revisit&quot; failed terrorist attacks, to finish the job; they also choose significant dates and anniversaries).<br /><br />Etc. etc.vbspurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73686141013066041152009-12-26T11:56:59.874-06:002009-12-26T11:56:59.874-06:00Julius Ray Hoffman said...
You ought not to becom...<i>Julius Ray Hoffman said... <br />You ought not to become complacent because of the ineptitude demonstrated here. </i><br /><br />It failed, but until they analyze the chemistry involved, it is not clear that it was inept.<br /><br />It may turn out to be a very sophisticated bomb with liquid and powdered components triggered with a syringe.The Drill SGThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84570275428666163202009-12-26T11:53:01.885-06:002009-12-26T11:53:01.885-06:00vbspurs said...
paidush
Andrew Sullivan?<i>vbspurs said... <br />paidush</i><br /><br />Andrew Sullivan?The Drill SGThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7657421288436089442009-12-26T11:48:21.285-06:002009-12-26T11:48:21.285-06:00paidush
A very savoury Indian dish. Alternatively...<i>paidush</i><br /><br />A very savoury Indian dish. Alternatively, it describes this terrorist -- a possibly paid douche.vbspurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5316242888601607732009-12-26T11:34:03.221-06:002009-12-26T11:34:03.221-06:00You ought not to become complacent because of the ...You ought not to become complacent because of the ineptitude demonstrated here. There&#39;s always the possibility of a more clever terrorist of a less obvious persuasion blowing up many of us-- just like right-winger Tim McVeigh did! We need to make sure Obama (as CINC) has the flexibility to deal with terrorist threats as he needs to.<br /><br />As for limiting Muslim immigration like Cedarford says, don&#39;t you realize that we demonstrate the robustness of our country and its values to the world by the way we integrate Muslims now? They are able to succeed here in a way that they can&#39;t in other Western countries. Suggesting that be cut off is nothing but stupid reactionism.Julius Ray Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621051572619718157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64306268639722993332009-12-26T10:11:43.489-06:002009-12-26T10:11:43.489-06:00Now that there has been an attempted attack during...Now that there has been an attempted attack during their watch, it is interesting that the White House is again using the T-word.Bart DePalmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07059093309718767384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64531565451102312162009-12-26T09:40:26.450-06:002009-12-26T09:40:26.450-06:00rick said...
As a relative newbie to this site, h...<i>rick said... <br />As a relative newbie to this site, help me with the &quot;wv&quot; at end of certain posts. What does it mean?</i><br /><br />some &quot;word verifications&quot; appear to have hidden meanings :)The Drill SGThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83674157701525098002009-12-26T09:23:30.144-06:002009-12-26T09:23:30.144-06:00As a relative newbie to this site, help me with th...As a relative newbie to this site, help me with the &quot;wv&quot; at end of certain posts. What does it mean?rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765464624483404218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62656527899269452882009-12-26T08:47:06.057-06:002009-12-26T08:47:06.057-06:00...even long-term, formerly high-performing servic...<i>...even long-term, formerly high-performing servicemen can go bad.</i><br /><br />I note that vbspurs took this on quite well above. <br /><br />If you are referring to Hasan, you&#39;re joking, right? If you are not joking, you are incredibly ill informed.<br /><br />IIRC there is zero indication that Hasan was ever a &quot;high-performing&quot; serviceman. <br /><br />While not doubting that that might ever happen, enlighten us as to how an Islamist yelling &quot;Allah Akbar!!&quot; at his unarmed targets (after premeditating murder for over a year) qualifies.<br /><br />Get real. Really real, and get out of the OZone.<br /><br />wv paidush<br />Hmmm.JALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81265404358609490982009-12-26T08:44:10.335-06:002009-12-26T08:44:10.335-06:00Unlike Jimmy Carter or Dubya, this guy is at least...<i>Unlike Jimmy Carter or Dubya, this guy is at least smart enough to know he is an executive leader who has about 8 million people working for him and presumably they can handle the situation...</i><br /><br />I suspect if Obama had a 9/11 he would micro-manage henceforth.<br /><br />Ya might want to give Bush a break in that respect.bearbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04770545814913465196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30412365619483009782009-12-26T08:28:21.052-06:002009-12-26T08:28:21.052-06:00One of the earmarks of Al Qaeda is its predictabil...One of the earmarks of Al Qaeda is its predictability. But even knowing what we know, an Islamic terrorist boarded an US-bound plane as easily as a Muslim entering a mosque.<br /><br />Of course, courtesy of Mr Obama, there&#39;s no longer a <i>War on Terror</i> - just garden spots like Hawaii, and <i>Nigeria</i>.Almost Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13415046587173738672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11095520387764075562009-12-26T08:27:57.086-06:002009-12-26T08:27:57.086-06:00Michael Hasenstab said...
&quot;... he asked aide...<i>Michael Hasenstab said... <br />&quot;... he asked aides to ensure that all measures are in place to provide secure air travel.&quot;<br /><br />It&#39;s comforting to know that the aides are all over this. After all, we elected the aides and expect them to show leadership in times of crisis or emergency.</i><br /><br />===============<br /><br />My eyes roll a bit at that. <br /><br />1. What CRISIS!!! What EMERGENCY!!!<br />??????????????<br />There was an incident that was over before the Prez knew it had happened. Unlike Jimmy Carter or Dubya, this guy is at least smart enough to know he is an executive leader who has about 8 million people working for him and presumably they can handle the situation without Obama having to personally fly in, assess the plane, and interview passengers and TSA - or get on TV for another &quot;special speech&quot; and assure Americans that &quot;They are perfectly safe, thanks to the Heroes...so shop, travel, do something nice for a neighbor.&quot;<br /><br />2. Bush got the same thing from idiots on the Left. When a tornado hit Indiana and killed 18, critics were screaming that Bush &quot;failed&quot; to personally come and help..Just like he failed to direct firefighters in California wildfires, be out bailing sewage after Katrina, or personally audit Bernie Madoff books and failed to visit poor dying little Hector Gonzalez in a Las Vegas hospital.<br /><br />3. I elected a President to be an overall leader and not get bogged down in chickenshit about a failed little Islamoid in a failed little plane fiasco.<br />Nixon, HW Bush, Reagan, and Clinton understood this - keep at the big things -show a little empathy now and then (yes, Nixon needed to do more fake empathy as Reagan and Clinton did well). But don&#39;t let the media win in their demand that you personally handle as President every big news story they fancy or little incidents like with Islamoid &quot;evildoers&quot; they hype to the Max.Cedarfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51847865392799225702009-12-26T08:27:48.493-06:002009-12-26T08:27:48.493-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.JALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68185262461986397532009-12-26T08:09:00.147-06:002009-12-26T08:09:00.147-06:00It may be that the security on Christmas day was s...<i>It may be that the security on Christmas day was short-handed or lax, though that is very surprising.</i><br /><br />What I didn&#39;t remember is that Richard Reid, the &quot;shoe bomber&quot;, claimed he had lost his passport and got a new one at the British embassy in Amsterdam, and frequently flew out from there to Pakistan. Just a detail.<br /><br />Oh, you know what I learnt from news coverage that I didn&#39;t know previously? That KLM are now owned by Air France. Mighty KLM! One of the best flights I ever took was KLM&#39;s Schiphol to Colombo. Very cushy.vbspurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5596450178083399042009-12-26T08:08:49.639-06:002009-12-26T08:08:49.639-06:00Because driving out for a pizza is ordinary and se...Because driving out for a pizza is ordinary and seemingly under your control.bearbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04770545814913465196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83206622931432656552009-12-26T08:03:20.444-06:002009-12-26T08:03:20.444-06:00You&#39;ll more likely die driving out for pizza. ...<i>You&#39;ll more likely die driving out for pizza. Yet you don&#39;t worry about it! Why is that?</i><br /><br />Because dying driving out for pizza is not evil.vbspurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88826923652932955462009-12-26T08:01:27.165-06:002009-12-26T08:01:27.165-06:00Unless you count the very real psychological damag...<i>Unless you count the very real psychological damage of the uncertainty and vulnerability of being an airline passenger. That&#39;s why it&#39;s called terrorism.</i><br /><br />That&#39;s why it&#39;s a news story. The media take audience any way they can get it.<br /><br />The media are part of the apparatus of terrorism, and both parties know it.<br /><br />There&#39;s no news story on realistic odds, which would place terrorist incidents in the entertainment category, riskwise.<br /><br />You&#39;ll more likely die driving out for pizza. Yet you don&#39;t worry about it! Why is that?rhhardinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8892989819469151332009-12-26T08:00:31.660-06:002009-12-26T08:00:31.660-06:00Most random eyewitnesses have that &quot;cringe-fa...<i>Most random eyewitnesses have that &quot;cringe-factor&quot; when interviewed, and either drone on or get too excited, making one uncomfortable listening to them.</i><br /><br />To anyone who is watching Fox News coverage at the moment, you&#39;ll see a mum (Diana Lyons) who turned in her own young daughter to the cops, for shoplifting. Hoo-ey. Watching her relate what happened is like watching teeth being pulled. She&#39;s hesitant, uses &quot;Dick and Jane&quot; vocabulary, has bad grammar, etc.<br /><br />Poor thing, she must be nervous and not everyone can perform flawlessly on the spot.<br /><br />Which really highlights the ease the NWA passengers have had, in describing the tense situation during the terrorist attack. To a man and woman, all those interviewed (even the heavily-accented ones) have been extremely well-spoken.vbspurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46279454112975737432009-12-26T07:59:40.981-06:002009-12-26T07:59:40.981-06:00I&#39;ve flown there Schipol Airport a half dozen ...I&#39;ve flown there Schipol Airport a half dozen times in the past year. <br />I&#39;m hearing some talking heads talking about the security at the airport in Nigeria being a problem, but there is a security checkpoint right at <b>every gate</b> in Amsterdam. <br /><br />When you go to board, you pass through a metal detector and your carry-on bags get x-rayed. You then wait in a walled off area before you get on the plane. Also, for flights bound for the US, they usually question each passenger getting on the plane.<br /><br />It may be that the security on Christmas day was short-handed or lax, though that is very surprising.Xmashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10512911190985990931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80794573463064306472009-12-26T07:54:18.698-06:002009-12-26T07:54:18.698-06:00In a responsible world the media wouldn&#39;t ment...<i>In a responsible world the media wouldn&#39;t mention it; they wouldn&#39;t be used.<br /><br />Which makes blowing up airplanes pointless.</i><br /><br />Whether or not it makes headlines, blowing up a plane puts the government on notice and on the defensive.bearbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04770545814913465196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50588595902588341142009-12-26T07:53:24.128-06:002009-12-26T07:53:24.128-06:00Blowing up an airplane is a news story only. There...<i>Blowing up an airplane is a news story only. There&#39;s no particular damage.</i><br /><br />Unless you count the very real psychological damage of the uncertainty and vulnerability of being an airline passenger. That&#39;s why it&#39;s called terrorism. <br /><br />You don&#39;t know when it&#39;ll happen (uncertainty) during a time when 200+ people are in effect in a very vulnerable position in the air.vbspurshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36418558258162618032009-12-26T07:29:42.568-06:002009-12-26T07:29:42.568-06:00&quot;As it prepared to land&quot; ?? Sounds feebl...<i>&quot;As it prepared to land&quot; ?? Sounds feeble. </i><br /><br />Well, he could have done something like TWA 800, over the ocean during the voyage. A plane would never arrive, and it would be news for a week. Or, you can wait until the plane is over a populated area, say near the airport, and crash it there.<br /><br />Then again, I happen to live under an approach to a major airport, so I think about these things.Lelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531159384688653131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88642327732227370472009-12-26T07:23:07.830-06:002009-12-26T07:23:07.830-06:00Michael Hasenstab said...
&quot;... he asked aide...<i>Michael Hasenstab said... <br />&quot;... he asked aides to ensure that all measures are in place to provide secure air travel.&quot;<br /></i><br /><br />&quot;Handle it will you Rahm, I&#39;m on vacation.&quot;<br /><br />I was struck by the same line. I would have much rather seen the more traditional POTUS leadership model.<br /><br />&quot;Aides said that the President spoke with the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Transportion and directed ...&quot;The Drill SGThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.com